Bristol roasts; Part one - Pasture
Full disclosure, this isn’t a vegan friendly post…
If you haven’t been to Pasture, let me explain. It is a steakhouse and bar, with a venue in Bristol, and one in Cardiff. They specialise in fire-based cooking and local ingredients. You can order steaks by weight to share (or eat by yourself, you know there would never be judgment from me), as well a fabulous roast dinner option (which you can have with he aforementioned steaks as well) on a Sunday.
“Our restaurant is set for theatre and our open kitchen showcases charcoal grills and dry ageing cabinets displaying whole cuts of beef ready to be cut into our signature steaks. We select beef from farms in the southwest, all of which have been raised on Pasture. We only buy suckled Native breeds of beef and dry age it for a minimum of 35 days. Our in house butchers cut the steaks fresh for each service. House cuts are generally larger steaks designed for sharing; these could range from 1kg Tomahawks & Porterhouse’s to the prize Chateaubriand. Our Steaks are cooked over charcoal and wild cherry wood for extra flavour.”
I would usually go for pork on a roast, because beef can often be disappointing. But I thought if beef was going to be good anywhere, it was going to be good here. And I was NOT disappointed. It said “served pink” and it was; perfectly pink, perfectly cooked. Every meat comes with a yorkie, as it should be IMO, I will fight you to the death over this if you disagree. The sides were super generous and each one cooked beautifully; greens, roast potatoes, and spinach and leek gratin. We also had the “Cabbage in the coals with bacon butter”, which was a great addition (not that we were able to finish everything, but the leftovers came home for bubble and squeak tomorrow). It was all that you want from a traditional roast dinner, whilst also being anything but traditional.
Start with a perfectly poured negroni, top up with a delicious Malbec and finish with a sweet caramelised canelé and honestly you have yourself a perfect Sunday.
